When you play arenas you can create whatever you want. At a theater the height of the stage and the limitations of the theater can make you feel more separate from the audience.
I always said that if I could just find a guy who could chop wood and had a nice smile, it wouldn't bother me if he was a thug or an aristocrat, as long as he was a good guy. And I've ended up with an educated thug.
From being at art college, I've always hated people that have the gall to think that they're being incredibly different when they're doing something in a very acceptable way, something safe that they've seen someone else doing.
People generally let me be me. People are aware that I'm not someone particularly begging for attention. They hold back a bit with me.
All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of 'Dynasty?' No thanks!
When I go into the studio, I completely detach. I let my emotions come out.
I think you only really feel like an outsider if you've been an insider.
There isn't a class structure in Nigeria; there's a tribal structure and prestige as far as money is concerned.
I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.
When you tour, you regain the music and the connection with the audience.
Radio interviews are really snappy and I'm just bad at that. I just close down.
I'm not over the top; I'm not wacky. I'm fairly understated, and that reflects in the way I sing.
I'm uneasy with fame so I do my best to avoid places that will bring me more attention.
I have no technical training and am completely uneducated in music.
